Baccinello

Baccinello is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scansano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 284.

Baccinello
The church of San Giovanni Bosco
Baccinello
Location of Baccinello in Italy
Coordinates: 42°47′26″N 11°21′55″E
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneScansano
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total271
DemonymBaccinellini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58054
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Baccinello is about 24 km from Grosseto and 21 km from Scansano, and it is situated in a plain in the Trasubbie valley. The village became famous because, in 1958, a complete fossilized skeleton of Oreopithecus bambolii was found in one of the lignite mines.

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